Audubon Important Bird Areas
Data Set (DS) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66104 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External
Item Identification
| Title: | Audubon Important Bird Areas |
|---|---|
| Status: | Completed |
| Abstract: |
A compilation of Important Bird Areas for Continental United States, Hawaii and Alaska, created by the National Audubon Society. |
| Purpose: |
To support ocean planning activities pursuant to the Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States, the Energy Policy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| ISO 19115 Topic Category | oceans |
| ISO 19115 Topic Category | planningCadastre |
| None | coastal |
| None | planning |
| None | renewable energy |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Exclusive Economic Zone |
| None | Outer Continental Shelf |
| None | Territorial Sea |
| None | United States of America |
Physical Location
| City: | Charleston |
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| State/Province: | SC |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
|---|---|
| Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
| Data Presentation Form: | Map (digital) |
| Distribution Liability: |
https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
| Data Set Credit: | National Audubon Society, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science |
Support Roles
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2018-06 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
| Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
| Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
| URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Publication Date |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -179.999989 | |
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| E° Bound: | 179.999989 | |
| N° Bound: | 71.810069 | |
| S° Bound: | 19.017784 |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
|---|---|
| Data Use Constraints: |
For coastal and ocean planning |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/AudubonImportantBirdArea.zip |
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| Distributor: |
Distribution 2
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/oceanreports/ |
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| Distributor: | |
| Description: |
Ocean Reports |
Technical Environment
| Description: |
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.5.1.7333 |
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Data Quality
| Accuracy: |
The attributes in this dataset are believed to be accurate. |
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| Horizontal Positional Accuracy: |
Maximum scale of intended use is 1:80,000. |
| Completeness Report: |
Spatial and attribute properties are believed to be complete, although attribute information has been simplified. Geometric thresholds from original data are preserved. No tests have been completed for exhaustiveness. |
| Conceptual Consistency: |
These data are believed to be logically consistent. Geometry is topologically clean. |
Lineage
Sources
Audubon Important Bird Areas (IBAs)
| Contact Name: | National Audubon Society |
|---|---|
| Extent Type: | Discrete |
| Extent Start Date/Time: | 2018-05-01 |
| Citation URL: | https://nationalaudubon.app.box.com/s/pa2syvfo05vcfugb5vly124t7zzrnorh |
| Citation URL Name: | Source Online Linkage |
| Citation URL Description: |
URL where the source data were originally accessed. |
| Source Contribution: |
Audubon Important Bird Areas (IBAs) for the U.S. |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
(1) Received download link from Joanne Wu at National Audubon Society (2) Downloaded the data package (3) Projected the data to World Mercator (4) Removed attributes not relevant to public |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 |
Process Step 2
| Description: |
Extract all features overlapping Coastal Counties boundary with 50nm buffer selection. Repair geometry. |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2018-10-18 00:00:00 |
| Source: | Audubon Important Bird Areas (IBAs) |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 66104 |
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| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66104 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Brianna Key |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2021-12-21 21:33+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2022-08-09 17:11+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2021-12-22 |
| Owner Org: | OCM |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2021-12-22 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2022-12-22 |